Overview of Main Web Console Page

The main web console page provides similar features to the main Java Console window. The left side of the page provides the hierarchy (tree) view for the current administrative domain. The right side of the page provides additional details about the item that is selected in the tree view.

From the main console page, you can perform the following tasks:

• Select another administrative domain to monitor or manage by choosing a domain from the Domain pop-up menu.

• View a summary of current alarms in the Status Summary section of the page.

• Expand the hierarchy to view additional levels of information within the current domain. For more information, see To View and Expand the Topology Hierarchy.

• Access detailed information about the currently selected managed object. For more information, see To View Detailed Information About a Host.

• Set options for automatically updating the contents of the main page by choosing from the Auto Refresh pop-up menu.

• Manually update the contents of the main console page by clicking the Refresh button.

• Exit from the web console by clicking the Logout button.

• View online information about the web console by clicking the Help button.

• Define and access alarms for a specific managed object. For more information, see Chapter 16, Managing Alarms Using the Web Console.

• View and edit attributes for a specific data property. For more information, see Chapter 17, Managing Data Property Attributes Using the Web Console.

By default, the object hierarchy tree for the Default Domain is displayed. Each tree node represents a managed object in the topology. All tree nodes are displayed with their associated icons, such as a topology type icon, an alarm icon, or an expansion icon for a group object. A triangle next to a node indicates that the managed object contains additional child objects. To view those child objects, click the triangle.

If any alarms apply to the domain, a status icon for the domain alarm state is displayed next to the domain icon. A timestamp display above the domain name shows when the current page was loaded from the server.

When you select a host object in the hierarchy view, information about that object appears in the right side of the page. The right side of the page displays general information about the selected host, including the state of the machine and a timestamp. To view additional information about the host object, click the Go to Details link. The Host Details page provides additional object and module monitoring information and management capabilities. For more information, see Host Details Browser Page.

The following table lists the buttons on the main console and Host Details pages and describes their functions.

Table 15–2 Buttons on the Main Console and Host Details Windows

Button	Function
Auto Refresh	Disables and enables the auto refresh feature. The Auto Refresh menu contains the following choices:  Disable 1 Minute 2 Minutes 3 Minutes 5 Minutes 10 Minutes The display refreshes according to the item that is selected. These options can be configured on the server through a configuration file.
Refresh	Refreshes the page display immediately.
Main Page	Redisplays the main console page.
Logout	Close the Sun Management Center application. After logging out, the Login page reappears.
Help	Displays the online help for this panel in another browser window.

Status Summary

The status summary displays the number of managed objects that have unacknowledged open alarms, by level of severity, in the selected administrative domain.

If a host has multiple alarms at several different severity levels, the host is represented at only the highest severity level for that host.

For more information about he status summary, see To View Alarms From the Main Console Window.